The Guardian: G2

Friday 31 March 2006

Comment & features p3

This is now a matter of some urgency. Geography GCSE entries have fallen by a third in the past 10 years, and A-level take-up by a quarter. To the rescue, yesterday, rode the government's new £2m Action Plan for Geography, which intends to engage children with this most maligned of subjects "in an enjoyable way that they value".

Features1 p5

Maureen Lipman: There have been a lot of news stories about old people this week; a lot of programmes about old people, and our care of them. It's reminded me how often I've wanted to take a camera to record conversations with remarkable women. Sadly, it's not what TV executives regard as sexy.

G2 Comment & features p12

In 1985, obstetric consultant Wendy Savage hit the headlines when her anti-caesarean views led to her suspension. So how does she feel now that caesarean births have soared to one in four? Natasha Walter finds out.

Comment & features p14

On May 8 1956, John Osborne's Look Back in Anger premiered at the Royal Court in London. It shocked the theatre world, some acclaiming it as the voice of a new generation, others damning it as a squalid rant. Mark Lawson looks back to the night that changed British theatre.

G2 Comment & features p23

Andrew Anthony: For about the past decade or so, though it seems far longer, there has been pretty near unceasing media coverage of, and speculation on, the Marks & Spencer question. What is the question? Well ...

Catherine Bennett: After I spurned the offer of a 'Paquetage bag' from La Redoute, allegedly worth £30, a Mr Christophe Pineau, senior manager, introduced himself, confessing that he felt, 'a little disappointed to see that you have not yet claimed this exceptional gift ...'